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Chapter III
{Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough. Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car. {Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going. (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people? {Margaret} (_Shaking her head, speaking low._) Dear delightful Ali Baba.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “(_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “(_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “{Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “{Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “{Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “{Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “(_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?”
during the time that
From this reading “{Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.
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From this reading {Margaret} (_Shaking her head, speaking low._) Dear delightful Ali Baba.
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From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading {Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading {Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.
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From this reading {Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading {Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.
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From this reading {Margaret} (_Shaking her head, speaking low._) Dear delightful Ali Baba.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading {Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.
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From this reading Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.
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From this reading {Margaret} (_Shaking her head, speaking low._) Dear delightful Ali Baba.
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From this reading {Margaret} (_Shaking her head, speaking low._) Dear delightful Ali Baba.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
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From this reading Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.
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From this reading {Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.
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From this reading {Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
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From this reading {Margaret} (_Shaking her head, speaking low._) Dear delightful Ali Baba.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading {Margaret} (_Shaking her head, speaking low._) Dear delightful Ali Baba.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading {Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading {Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
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From this reading {Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading {Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading {Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
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From this reading {Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading {Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading {Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading {Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading {Margaret} (_Shaking her head, speaking low._) Dear delightful Ali Baba.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading {Margaret} (_Shaking her head, speaking low._) Dear delightful Ali Baba.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading {Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading {Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading {Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.
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From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
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From this reading Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.
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From this reading {Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.
during the time that
From this reading {Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.
in the company of; together with
From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.
